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List of African-American United States Senate candidates


This page is a list of African-American United States Senate candidates. A Jamaican/Asian American candidate is included.

In 1870 Hiram Revels became the first African-American candidate for the United States Senate. He was elected by the legislature, not by popular vote.
In 1992, Carol Moseley Braun became one of the first African-American women to run for United States Senate. She was the first woman to defeat an incumbent U.S. Senator in the primaries for the nomination by a major party.
In 1874, Blanche Bruce was one of the youngest candidates for United States Senate. Bruce eventually became the youngest African-American United States Senator, taking office at age 38.

Listed are those African-Americans and the Jamaican/Asian-American who achieved ballot access for a federal election. They made the primary ballot, and have votes in the election in order to qualify for this list.

Not included are African-Americans potential candidates (suggested by media, objects of draft movements, etc.), potential candidates who did not file for office or fictional candidates. .

U.S. Senate candidates

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African-American candidates
Year Name Party Details State
1874 Blanche Bruce Republican First African-American to serve a full term in the United States Senate.[1] Mississippi
2020 Preston Love Jr. Democratic 6.3% Primary result[2] Nebraska
1872 P. B. S. Pinchback Republican Won the election, not seated due to election challenges[3] Louisiana
2016 Donna Edwards Democratic 38.9% Primary result[4] Maryland
2010 +Mike Thurmond Democratic 39.2% Georgia
2022 Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic 10.85% Primary result[5] Pennsylvania
2024 Barbara Lee Democratic 9.8% Primary result[6] California
2022 +Val Demings Democratic 41.3% Florida
2022 +Raphael Warnock Democratic 51.4% Runoff result[7] Georgia
2022 +Herschel Walker Republican 48.6% Runoff result[8] Georgia
2022 +Charles Booker (American politician) Democratic 38.2% Kentucky
2022 +Gary Chambers Democratic 17.9% Louisiana
2022 +Joe Pinion Republican 42.8% New York
2022 +Cheri Beasley Democratic 47.3% North Carolina
2022 +Tim Scott Republican 62.9% South Carolina
2022 +Krystle Matthews Democratic 37% South Carolina
2022 Catherine Fleming Bruce Democratic 44.23% Primary runoff result[9] South Carolina
2022 +Mandela Barnes Democratic 49.4% Wisconsin
2020 Willie Wilson Willie Wilson Party 4% Illinois
2020 +John James (Michigan politician) Republican 48.2% Michigan
2020 +Mike Espy Democratic 44.1% Mississippi
2006 Kwesi Mfume Democratic 40.5% Primary result[10] Maryland
2020 +Cory Booker Democratic 57.2% New Jersey
2020 +Jaime Harrison Democratic 44.2% South Carolina
2020 +Raphael Warnock Democratic 51% South Carolina
2020 Marquita Bradshaw Democratic 35.2% Tennessee
2018 +Mike Espy Democratic 46.4% Mississippi
2018 +John James Republican 45.8% Michigan
2016 +Kamala Harris Democratic 61.8% California
2014 +Cory Booker Democratic 55.8% New Jersey
2014 +Tim Scott Republican 61.1% South Carolina
2014 +Joyce Dickerson Democratic 37.1% South Carolina
2014 +Constance N. Johnson Democratic 29% Oklahoma
African-American candidates
Year Name Party Details State
2010 +Kendrick Meek Democratic 20.1% Florida
2010 +Alvin Greene Democratic 28.2% South Carolina
2008 +Vivian Davis Figures Democratic 36.5% Alabama
2008 +Erik R. Fleming Democratic 38.6% Mississippi
2006 +Michael Steele Republican 44.2% Maryland
2006 +Erik Fleming Democratic 34.8% Mississippi
2006 +Harold Ford Jr. Democratic 48% Tennessee
2006 +Aaron Dixon Green 1.02% Washington
2004 +Denise Majette Democratic 40% Georgia
2004 +Barack Obama Democratic 70% Illinois
2004 +Alan Keyes Republican 27% Illinois
2004 +Tee Ferguson United Citizens 0.4% South Carolina
2004 +Efia Nwangaza Green 0.3% South Carolina
2002 +Ron Kirk Democratic 43.3% Texas
1998 +Gary Franks Republican 32.4% Connecticut
1998 +Carol Moseley Braun Democratic 47.4% Illinois
1996 +Harvey Gantt Democratic 45.9% North Carolina
1994 +Ron Sims Democratic 44.25% Washington
1992 +Gerald Horne Peace and Freedom 2.8% California
1992 +Carol Moseley Braun Democratic 53.3% Illinois
1992 +Alan Keyes Republican 29% Maryland
1990 +Harvey Gantt Democratic 47.4% North Carolina
1988 +Alan Keyes Republican 38.2% Maryland
1988 +Ernie Chambers New Alliance 1.6% Nebraska
1978 Edward Brooke Republican 44.9% Massachusetts
1978 Charles Evers Independent 22% Mississippi
1972 +Edward Brooke Republican 63.5% Massachusetts
1870 +Hiram Revels Republicans Elected by Mississippi Legislature[11] Mississippi
1966 +Edward Brooke Republican 60.7% Massachusetts

References

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  1. ^ Glass, Andrew (February 14, 2008). "Freed slave presides over Senate: Feb. 14, 1879". Politico. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Preston Love Jr". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  3. ^ Knight, Christina (2013-11-07). "P.B.S. Pinchback. The Black Governor Who Almost Was a Senator". The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  4. ^ "Donna Edwards". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  5. ^ "Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results". www.electionreturns.pa.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  6. ^ "California Senate primary election results and maps 2024 | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  7. ^ Gringlas, Sam (December 7, 2022). "Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff". NPR. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Gringlas, Sam (December 7, 2022). "Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff". NPR. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Election Night Reporting". www.enr-scvotes.org. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  10. ^ "Official 2006 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for U.S. Senator". elections.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  11. ^ "U.S. Senate: Hiram Revels: First African American Senator". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
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